The most massive neutron star

The most massive neutron star found to date was discovered.

It is so massive that it is very close to the theoretical limit in which these objects can exist, it is so close that some think it should be a black hole.

Neutron stars are the compressed remains of a stellar nucleus that collapses after a massive star explodes in the form of a supernova, the pressure is such that protons and electrons melt together, to form neutrons, they are usually very small about 10 kilometers of radius and it is for this reason that they are so dense.

Much of the mass that made up the star is compressed in a very small space, which is responsible for these bodies being very close to the limit where they become a black hole, specifically located 4600 light years from Earth , has 2.17 times the mass of the sun and measures about 30 kilometers in diameter, a value that places it very close to the limits of the massive and compact that an object can become without becoming a black hole; there is the possibility that it is a few extra atoms for this process to occur, it would be fascinating to be able to contemplate such a transition, this being one of the rarest events that can be observed in the cosmos.